Ibrahimovic believes he was CURSED after taunting Chelsea star Lukaku over his mum’s ‘voodoo s***’
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AC MILAN striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has lifted the lid on his explosive bust-up with ex-Inter ace Romelu Lukaku earlier this year.
The pair squared up to each other at the San Siro in January during the fiery derby, with the Swedish centre-forward taunting the Chelsea ace over his mum's 'voodoo' rituals.
He was seen and heard shouting at Lukaku: "Go do your voodoo s***, go do your voodoo s***, little donkey."
Hitting back, the Belgium international responded: "'F*** you and your wife, you little b****. You want to speak about my mother?"
Inter won the derby in the Coppa Italia quarter-final 2-1, with Lukaku and Ibrahimovic both on the score sheet, with the latter sent off in the second half.
The ex-Barcelona man then picked up an injury following the fixture, leading him to believe he was cursed, as he asked his religious friends to pray for him.
Speaking to , Ibrahimovic, 40, has opened up on how the confrontation with his former Manchester United team-mate materialised.
He said: "He first argued with [Alessio] Romagnoli, then with [Alexis] Saelemaekers.
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“I intervened to defend my team-mates and Lukaku attacked me on a personal level. I was shocked. We even were team-mates at Manchester United.
"Lukaku has a great ego, he thinks he’s a champion and he’s really strong.
"But I grew up in the Malmo ghetto, and when someone comes under me with his head down, I put him in his place."
He continued: "So, I hit him in his sweet spot: his Mum’s rituals. And he lost control.
"Although, I still have a terrible doubt… we lost that derby. I was sent off. Then I got injured. A lot of bad things happened.
"You’ll see that the Lukaku rituals really got me? I asked my believing friends to pray for me. I have to settle the bill with him too. I hope to meet him soon.
"On the street? No, these are things that must be resolved on the pitch. I don’t hate anyone, much less Lukaku.”
Ibrahimovic recently hit out at Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta as he accused the Spain international of having 'no balls'.
The veteran forward also refused to apologise for his vicious challenge during last month's World Cup qualifier as he insisted he was sticking up for a team-mate.
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